Hair holder



May 5, 1953 s. BEHR HAIR HOLDER Filed Sept. 4, 1951 INVEN TOR. J/zwk/w 55/1? Patented May 5, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR HOLDER Siegfried Bohr, Flushing, N. Y.

Application September 4, 1951, Serial No. 244,921

1 Claim. 13246) This invention relates to holders for holding a ladys hair in combed condition.

In spite of the orderliness and tidiness of the ordinary type of hair coiffure, stray hair get out of place and fall on the face and neck of the individual especially when the individual is out in the wind and weather or when doing household chores. Tying ribbons and the use of other ex pedients for preventing this condition are bothersome, time consuming, unimaginative, and require considerable skill.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a holder that effectively holds the hair in combed condition and prevents it from becoming displaced and tangled.

Another object is to provide a holder of this kind that i easily mounted on and demounted from the hair,

Another object is to provide a hair holder of this kind that is neat and attractive in appearance.

Another object is to provide a hair holder of this kind that is simple in construction and economical to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description thereof to follow taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which- Fig. 1 is a side view of a ladys hair-do with a holder embodying the invention in position there- Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the holder shown in full lines in closed position and in dotted lines in open position.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the plane of the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig, 4 is a side view of the holder.

Fig. 5 is a front view thereof.

Referring to the drawing, a brush-back hair do or style of hair coifiure is shown formed with a knot or tuft G at the back of the neck and a holder 1 on the hair in front of the knot.

The holder comprises a pair of separable semiannular metallic bands 8 ii hingedly connected together at one of their end with their other ends free and normally in edge to edge contact as shown in Fig. 2, forming a ring. The hinged connection comprises a plate ill secured at one end to the end of the band it, the other free end of the plate having perforated ear portions ll on the opposed edges. A pivot pin 52 is supported by and between the ear portions it. A plate i3 is secured at one end to the adjacent end of the band 8, its opposite end being formed with looped bearing portions M encircling the pin l2 intermediate its ends. A coiled spring I5 encircles the pivot pin i2 between the bearing portrons M of the band 8-. One free end of the spring presses against the plate ill on band 9 and its other free end against the plate [3 on band 8 to urge the bands to closed relation, as shown in Fig, 2. Wing members it are secured to the hinged ends of the bands and extend in opposite directions thereby serving as finger pieces for moving the bands 8 and 9 on their hinge support to separate and move the free ends to open position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. It will be understood that the finger pieces may be made in any desired shape.

Mounted on the inner surface of each of the bands 8 and i1 is a row of projections or teeth H, the rows being in alignment.

The bands and finger pieces are preferably formed of metal but may be made of any suitable material.

In use, the holder is mounted on the neck portion of the hair-do in front of the knot as shown in Fig. 1. This is easily done by pressing the finger pieces it toward each other whereby the bands 8 and 9 will be moved away from each other against the action of spring It so that said bands are separated to permit the hair to be inserted therebetween. When the hair is positioned inside the bands, the pressure on the finger pieces is released and the bands will be moved by the spring l5 toward each other bringing their free ends into contact and bringing the teeth El into biting contact with the hair thereby holding all of the strands of hair against displacement, and at the same time holding the holder against displacement.

The holder is easily removed from the hair by merely pressing the finger pieces toward each other to open the bands and then withdrawing the holder from the hair,

I claim:

A holder for ladys hair comprising a pair of semi-annular bands hingedly connected together at one end for swinging movement toward and away from each other to closed and open positions, respectively, said bands when in closed position cooperatin to form a ring and when in open position being adapted to receive a bunch of hair therebetween, said hinge connection including plates integral with the adjacent ends of the bands and extending toward each other, a pin extending through the extensions of said plates, a coiled spring encircling said pin and having oppositely disposed free ends, one of said free ends pressing against one of said plates, the other of SIEGFRIED BEHR.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Gouy Dec. 30, 1902 Linder July 6, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Germany Dec. 16, 1929 France Mar. 25, 1921 

